Balls to the Wall grow, Riddleme Gets Serious

WWShadow

WWShadow

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Ok Riddleme, I have a querry for you considering your current setup & all the "necessary" accessories. You suffer an extended power outage; for whatever reason your power is gonna be off for at least 5 to 7 days. What size generator would you need to power your garden or house + garden.
just an off the wall question I thought of for some odd reason
 
riddleme

riddleme

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WWShadow said:
Ok Riddleme, I have a querry for you considering your current setup & all the "necessary" accessories. You suffer an extended power outage; for whatever reason your power is gonna be off for at least 5 to 7 days. What size generator would you need to power your garden or house + garden.
just an off the wall question I thought of for some odd reason
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a 6000 to 10000 watt generator would run my whole house including the garden, which currently pulls about 700 watts
this is one of my fav websites on the subject
http://www.theepicenter.com/tow123199.html
 
sguardians2

sguardians2

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I'm all in! Love the light, I am sooo tired of my 600 watt hps with the yellow light and high temps. Gonna go for the infared and MHC next time around, just gotta figure out how to hook up the thermometer, but my wife is an electrical genius, we'll get it figured out.

By the way, Kansas City Chiefs? We just suffer in silence, that's why we grow!
 
riddleme

riddleme

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sguardians2 said:
I'm all in! Love the light, I am sooo tired of my 600 watt hps with the yellow light and high temps. Gonna go for the infared and MHC next time around, just gotta figure out how to hook up the thermometer, but my wife is an electrical genius, we'll get it figured out.

By the way, Kansas City Chiefs? We just suffer in silence, that's why we grow!
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Yeah I'm a Chiefs fan, but win or lose I still love em, not a fair weather fan :)

and the thermostat is pretty easy need a digital thermostat, a 12 volt dc supply (get em at radio shack) a 12 volt 10 amp relay and wire to make the thermostat turn on the relay and the relay to turn on the heater, you also have to bypass the tip (over) sensor so you can aim it (unless you get one that is aimable, and yes they make em)
 
riddleme

riddleme

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Was a very busy day yesterday, got 2 of my rooted clones transplanted, got the new veg area set up, the light is a homemade 200 watt cfl bank (8 X 26 watts, 6 at 6500K, 2 at 2700K) Why cfl's, cause I had em and cause clones don't like the big lights before they are established, I also want them to grow a bit slower as I plan out the perpetual garden :hump:

Also see the new color coded 2 gallon pots, which is what I'll be switching to after this next harvest, I can get 10 of these where the homer buckets are now and I prefer 3 foot plants to 5 foot monsters :)

Enjoy the pics

Edit: The mylar thingy is a windshield sunblocker for rv's (they have bigger windows)
 

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sguardians2

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Great, Thanks!

I won't be setting this up until after Thanksgiving, cause I'm only 2 weeks into my current grow.
 
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chainseeker

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I still think you need to give smart pots and or air pots a run.
Just as an experiment if nothing else.
I think you'd be surprised at the growth rates.
 
riddleme

riddleme

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chainseeker said:
I still think you need to give smart pots and or air pots a run.
Just as an experiment if nothing else.
I think you'd be surprised at the growth rates.
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someday maybe? be more inclined to do the grow bags made out of recycled jeans :) or make pots like Hobbes does
 
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chainseeker

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I think all that available oxygen to the roots is great for plants.
Has anyone tried an air stone or just rig a pump to supply more oxygen to the roots?
Just something that's been on my mind lately.
 
riddleme

riddleme

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chainseeker said:
I think all that available oxygen to the roots is great for plants.
Has anyone tried an air stone or just rig a pump to supply more oxygen to the roots?
Just something that's been on my mind lately.
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O2 is def good for roots, IMO I would think that you would end up watering more often, which I don't need to do LOL
the purpose is to prevent root spin out by air prunning the roots
 
DaveCoulier

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riddleme said:
someday maybe? be more inclined to do the grow bags made out of recycled jeans :) or make pots like Hobbes does
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I actually use a similar product to Smart pots made from recycled jeans! :). They're called Root Pouch, and are are extremely cheap. $.37 per 3 gallon bag. You like to experiment, so I say give it a try some day.

Also, Id like to suggest you buy yourself a Caliber III Hygrometer/Thermometer combo since you are building a new veg room. My first hygro/temp combo I bought from Home Depot was off by 20% humidity. Caliber III is digital and mine is 100% accurate.

Oh, and with fabric pots, you do need to water more often, but this just allows more oxygen into the root zone. More required watering=greater plant health.
 
gumball

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chainseeker said:
I still think you need to give smart pots and or air pots a run.
Just as an experiment if nothing else.
I think you'd be surprised at the growth rates.
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he is growing a drain to waste hempy, instead of a resevoir hempy, in a soiless mix. so its kinda like a mix between the air pot and hydro with the rain technique he applies.

thats pretty much right aint it riddleme?

i am taking a 6 inch net pot and lining it with the black weed preventing material, but I have a small grow space and use small pots.
 
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